Bath-curtain support



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NVENToR ficzrfy Mdzson,

ATTORNEYS Patented sept. 11, 192s.

HARRY MADISON, OF COUNCIL BL'UFIES, IOVA.

BATH-CURTAN SUPPORT.

Application filed November 9, 1926. Serial No. 147,281.

My invention isa shower bath curtain support. v

An object of the invention is the provision in a bath spray apparatus of the character described of a simple and easily foldable supporting frame structure which is adapted whenexpanded to support a curtain over a bath tub in position to surround a user of the apparatus and which also is adapted tov be folded when desired to occupy but little space and an out-of-theway position.

ther objects and advantages of the invention. will be apparent from the following description, considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings7 wherein-f The iigure is a perspective view .of the im' proved bath spray apparatus in position for use,

The apparatus may be used with a bath tub 1 which is equipped with a water supply nozzle or faucet 2 of any suitable known type of construction. The curtain supporting structure of the apparatus mayr comprise a block 3 which is secured to the ceiling l of thev room in which the bath tub 1 is located so that a vertical pivot element 5 which depends from a bearing portion 6 of a bracket 7 thatis carried by the block 3 will be supported above the bath tub. A stop 8 is provided on the lower end portion of the pivot element 5 and maybe a washer that is supported on thepivot element by a transverse pin 9. A plurality of supporting arms 10 are provided. Each arm 10 may be a substantially flat bar having a downturned outer end portion 11 and having a vertical opening 12 in its inner end portion element 5 extends. of the respective arms superposed relation on YThe inner end portions the pivot element 5 above the stop 8 and each is maintained substanti ally horizontal by a brace bar 13 which has its outer end portion secured rigidly to the outer end portion of the associated arm 10 and has its inner end portion provided with a vertical' opening through which a portion of the pivot element 5 extends. The inner end portions of the respective brace bars 13 are arranged in superposed relation on the pivot element 5 with the lowermost brace kbar resting on the stop 8.

The downturned outer end portions 11 of the supporting arms having horizontal openings 111 with which the upper end portions of suspension members 15 are engaged and such suspension members have hooks at their adj ustable,"

through which a portion of the pivot 10 are arranged inlower ends detachably engageable with the upper edge portion of a bath curtain 17. The latter may be a sheet of canvas, rubberized libre or other material which is practically waterproof. vVhen the points of connection of the hooks 16 with 'the upper edge portieri of the curtain are spaced regularly along' the upper edge of the bath curtain as shown, it is obvious that the bath curtain will be supported substantially in cylindrical form when the respective arms 1() have'been adjusted about the of the pi votelement until such supporting arms are spacedregularly about. the pivote-lement substantially as shown in the ligure. `When desired, the supporting arms 10 can be swung about the axis of the pivot element until such rarms are close together and certain of the arms are folded, therelative arrangement of the braces of certain adjacent supporting arms permitting such folding. if the suspension members 15 and the curtain 17 or the curtain 17 alone have not been disconnected from thesup'porting arms, it is obvious that the curtain-also will be folded when the supporting arms are folded and when folded will occupy but little space and an out of the way position above the bath tub. .j l

llihe spray structure of the apparatus may comprise a supply or distributor pipe 18 which is closed at its upper end and is open at its lower end. The open lower end portion of the pipe 18 preferably is provided with an external bead 19 for frictionally engaging with an end portion of a length of fiexible rub'- Y ber tubing 20 when said end portion of the tubing 20has been stretched and slipped to placeon the beaded end portion of. the pipe 18. rlhe opposite end portion of the tubingl 2() is provided with a suitable fitting or coupling 217 whereby it can be connected with the discharge member of the faucet 2. The spray nozzle preferably is a straight tubular member 22 which is closed at its oppositeends and is provided at intervals along its length loo with transverse partitions 23, whereby the` space within the nozzle-22 is divided lon'giw tudinally into a plurality of spaced compartments such as indicated at 24, 25 and 26, respectively. The tubular nozzle 22 is provided at one side thereof with longitudinally spaced series of small lateral discharge orifices 27. The tubular nozzle 22 is supported in spaced parallel relation with the supply pipe 18 by a plurality of short horizontal distributor tubes, there being a distributor tube between each compartment of the nozzle and the supply pipe as indicated at 28, 29 and 30, respectively. It will be obvious that the nozzle 22 in e 'orner .ir asiiee ice e i i a bt il i iblpcorofsctons joined together in any suitable known manner an d that the connections of the horizontal distributor tubes 28, 29 and 30 with thesupply pipe 18 and the tubular nozzle 22 may be etl'ccted in any suitable known manner. The bores ot the distributor tubes 28, 29 and 30 are graduated in cross sectional area according to their height with the Ydistributor tube having the largest bore as yclearly shown in Figure 1 so that the flow ot' liquid `from the tube 18 to the respective coimpartnients or' the nozzle 22 will be Substantially equalized.

The bath spray stri'icturc is supported adjustably from the curtain 17 within the latter so that the discharge orifices 27 will be turned toward the person who is standingY within Y the curtain. The means i'or adjustably sup- Y curtain 17 may comprise a rod or bar and is secured to the horizontal d porting the bath spray structure from the ffl which and the n "zle tributor tubes 28, 29 and 30 in any suitable known manner, as by means ot' solder or suitable clamps, (not shown). The supporting` mein?- ber 31 is provided for part ot itsV length on the side thereof that is turned away from the adjacent wall of the bath'curain `with averA tical sei-ies of spaced teeth or lugs 2&2. A

is parallel with the pipe supporting strap 3? has its ends attached to the curtain 17and embraces the supportiiii;v

member 31 below the lowermost tooth 32 and a second similar strap 34 embraces the toothed portion of the supportiirar member 51 and can be placed in engagement with the teeth 32 selectively to support the bath spray structure as a unit at any one of a plurality of dif- `ferent hei `edits within the curtain 17. It

Vthere fore will be manifest that the bath spray structure may be adjusted `vertically to adapt the", apparatus for use of persons of different sizes or for any other purpose so as to vary the height at which the major part of the spray will be directed 'against the body of the user of the device.

In use, the curtain supporting' traine isv ad# justed to support the curtain substantially in cylindrical form above the bath tub as shown in the figure..

The spray structure may be held within the contines ot the curtamand fairly fallwithin the scope of the appended claims.

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1; ln 'a support for curtains, a pivot element depending from an elevatedsu'pport, a plurality of support-ing arms having vertical y y inner end portions through which said pivot element extends, said arms being swingable about the axis of said pivot element, and braces staying said arms to said openings `in their stantially horizontal. l

2. Iii a support for curtains, a block attachable to a sup port above a bath tub, a bracket carried by the block, a vertical pivot element sluuliorted by the bracket, a stop at the lower end Vof the'pivot element, a'plurality of supporting arms having openings .in their inner end portions-for the reception of the vertical pivot element, brace bars secured to the arms and having inner end portions pivoted with openings through which said pivot element extends, the inner en d portion of the lowermost brace resting on saidstop, and hanger members carried by theloutcr end portions of said arms and having `hooks at their lower ends attachable `to the upper end portionof a bath curtain.

3; Ina support for curtains, an elevated' pivot Velement depending agplurality of radially disposed disposed radially `to sustainthe curtain ,in

cylindrical formation. and capable of beingir disposed inV substantial parallelism to sustain the curtain in open position.

Apivot element and maintaining said arms sub- 

